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The mosque was built by the Armenian architect Nigoğos Balyan by Sultan Abdülmecid in 1853. The mosque, which is a very elegant building, is in the Baroque style. It is placed in a unique location on the Bosphorus. As in all selatin mosques, it consists of two parts, the harim and the sultan's section. Wide and high windows are arranged to bring the changing lights of the Bosphorus into the mosque. The building, which can be reached by stairs, has two minarets with a single balcony. Its walls are made of white cut stone. The walls of the single dome are made of pink mosaic. The mihrab is made of mosaic and marble, the pulpit is made of marble covered with porphyry and is the product of a fine workmanship.
The mosque was built by the Armenian architect Nigoğos Balyan by Sultan Abdülmecid in 1853. The mosque, which is a very elegant building, is in the Baroque style. It is placed in a unique location on the Bosphorus. As in all selatin mosques, it consists of two parts, the harim and the sultan's secti…